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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-07
An Expert Opinion.
Hartford Courant.

HaftiOfu tOufant.
Gen. Sherman has Just returned from
his visit to Washington, and Processes
himself in the position of the Lancas-
trian lover to the York maiden. He has
fallen i'm love with that well-mannered
and gifted young lady, Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. He met her for the first time
in Washington the other day at Cab
met dinner, and sat by her side.
''She is very remarkable girl" he
said, in describing the interview; per
fectly quiet and self-possessed, and alb
solutely without affectation, accepting
the dignity of her position with almost
queenly graciousness. l thought her
very like the Princess of Wales. and
told her and she was very much pleased,
Mr.. Bancroft, who is very fond of her,
remarked To me that it seems impossi-
BILE for any bachelor or widower Presi-
dent to be elected for n second terms.
and we both decided we'd hate to have
this pretty creature turned out She
has not shown the slightest preference i'm
her friends to her husbands political
supporters. and some of her most ar
dent admirers are the wives of men who
are themselves prominently before the
public as candidates for the public as
the Presipency. Mrs. John sherman is
one Of her stanchest friends
After spending an hour and a half
with her, tete-a-tete, the next day, he
was still able to tell her at parting that
he had seen great many of the ladies
of the White House, and not one of them
was more his idea of what an American
Presidents wife should bs. than is this
young and lovely woman.
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EI.AKA.
New Fish stories on Tap-A Good Time at
Fruitiand.

New Fish stories on Tap-A Good Time at
Fruitland.
Correspondence of me PdIdtha Ne,m.
WELAKA, FLA, June 4.
Mrs. Orr. accompanied by Miss Lyons,
left for Kentucky on Thursday.
Mr.. w. ID. Lyons left Welaka ON Fri
day, evening for the North.
One or two of our residents will be
temporarily inconvenienced by the stop
page of payment 10y the Palatka Nation
al Bank.
Major G. B. Fenwick was in town for
O. few days this week, and reports the
prospects of the new railroad as flour
ishing.
Welaka is not afraid of yellow fever,
but il might be as well 10 exercise care.
Mr.. G. S. Stephens returned from his
trip to Summer Haven on Thursday.
He says that the drive across the coun-
try was very pleasant and reports an en-
tire absence of mosquitoes in that dis
trict. He has also brought some most
interesting and exciting fish stories back
WIFI IltD. we uiibtIhbDOd W BAY
that it was a common thing 10 see TWEEN
ty-five pound trout travelling over land
to the Gulf Coast, an there Is no room for
small fish at Matanzas.
Your correspondent was present mt an
ice cream festival and musical evening
at the Fruitland House, Fruitland, ON
Wednesday. A large number OF persons
were present, and "A most enjoyable time
was spent. Mrs. +. Austin, the hostess,
was everywhere at once ministering To
the comfort and pleasure of her guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bagley discoursed sweet
music, which must have sounded mex
pressibly sweet % those happy couples
who wandered through the noonlit
grove or drifted on the calm and silvcry
bosom of the st. Johns.
We must not forget 10 note the genial
presence of Mr.. II. Platt and his banjo,
indispensable adjuncts 10 such gather
ing. Mr.. X. a. Ray was interviewed as
he dispensed the cream, in which de-
partment he ofiiciated with the surpris-
ing energy for which he is so well noted.
evening was To help towards the raising
of funds for new public hall at Fruit
land. Such building Is much needed,
and we trust that all entertainments for
this object will be as well attended and
successful as that on "Wednesday evening.
The Fourth Of July celebration at We
laka promises To be a great success. En-
couraging assurances of assistance and
good will are being received from all
over the peninsula.
DIR. q. T.. Welch and Mr.. T.. s. Steph-
ems shouldered their rifles early one
morning during the week, for long
days alligator hunting ON the Ocklawa-
ha. They saw large number Of the
tribe and would have brought home
big load, as they are both good shots,
only their cartridges did not III the
rifle, and gators are not rising at a spin
| ner this summer.
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action on this question. The Chairman,
Prof. McLaury, stated that two build
ings would be required, costing $4,000
each, and that the funds necessary could
be secured by bonding the city. The
donations that had been offered the
Board for this purpose will be reported
on later.
The Board of Governors did not have
a regular report made out, but President
Griffin read a synopsis of the proceedings
from a memoranda. The room had been
furnished at a cost of $74.15. The Hresi-
dent had been authorized and had gone
to New York to confer with the mana
gers of the Clyde Line in regard to hav-
ing their boats run to this port, and the
prospects were very good for the boats
coming.
One hundred dollars had been ex-
pended in advertising in the Northern
and Western papers, and a great many
letters were being received in answer to
the same. The expenses of the Board of
Trade to date had been $433.5O, which
had been paid, and the organization was
free from debt.
The amendments made to the Constitu-
ton and Bylaws, at the the last meet
ing, were read and adopted and, on mo
ton, confirmed.
The President stated that almost
enough money had already been sub
scribed to construct the public drive. j..
E. Baldwin thought that the same
money put into manufacturing enter
prises would do mOre good, though he
was in favor of the drive way. He
thought that we should furnish site
for a cigar factory that could probably
be induced to come here, and he knew
that with proper encouragement the
car shops, of Blaine Bros, could be 10
Gated in Palatka permanently.
On motion the Board adjourned.
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NUMBER rs.

water come from sixteen feet nearer HI
that any other sulphur water In the
State.
The train took dinner" here and
your correspondent took photographs of
everything except the smell Of the sui.
phur water. That was too strong 10
take.
PUNTA ooRDA.
The train next hacked down 10 Punta
Gorda. one and seventeenth miles dis
tant. There are no houses at Punta
Gorda. in fact there Is no need of houses,
for let n man keep still there just min
ute, and he will be completely shingled
from head to foot with mosquitoes, and
he will think that each shingle is fasten-
ed with two wire nails for each 'skeeter.
At the hotel pier makes out into the
bay over 1900 feet, but at Punta Gorda
AN immense structure 5000 feet long
reaches out 10 deep water. and IL any
person wishes TO obtain even faint idea
of the fishes in the sea, let him spend
few hours ON this pier. The water is
clear as crystal. and down in It's depths
can be seen all manner of fish, from the
little mullet 10 the red snapper. the
Jaw fish, and. now and then, porpoise
tumbling around ON the surface.
The writer got clear out ON the end of
the pier, climbed box car which stood
upon the two most Southern rails of any
road in the United States. Here lac sat
up his camera and fired il in the direc-
tion of the shore, 5000 feet distant, and
toward Palatka, 800 miles north. The
whole length of the pier was taken" but
Palatka, being quarantined, got left.
Away toward the south, OFT Pine Is
land, lay the quarantine schooner, and
the wind must have been pretty fresh
down there, for the schooner reared and
plunged into full view, and almost out
out of sight, while the long tumbling
lines of surf could be plainly seen as they
dashed themselves 10 pieces ON LaCosta
Island, Just south of Boca Grande.
FEW 'sKEETERs.
just then the bell rang, and the con-
ductor shouted: Come along old dry
plates, if you get left here the 'skeeters
will pick your bones before morning"
whereupon we tumbled aboard quickly,
and the slkeeters came very near doing
for us without waiting for night. Some
day they may wreck train down there,
and once ON this trip the engineer vigor-
ously whistled for cattle to get oil the
track, when, To all appearances, there
was not cow in sight. True, there
might have been calf or two hidden
behind some Of the big insects, but as
true as truth can he. the writer saw only
'skectcrs. JAMES i. HOBART,
of lnterlachen, Fla.
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CHICAGO LABORERS.
Trade and Labor Assembly Addressed
by French Specialist.

CHICAGO, June 6.-At a meeting of the
Trade and Labor Assembly, yesterday.
Victor Delahaye, the French specialist
was introduced. He said he had been
sent to America by the French Govern
ment to investigate the labor problem in
this country He was also invested with
authority Il examine the various ma
chimes for manufacturing textile fab
ricks and to purchase such patent
rights as We're deemed advis lb!e
for farthering that class of work.
He gave a pretty full description
of the wage problem in his country.
Through political action they have
gained strong influence with the present
Government. Several large buildings
We're being constructed in Paris at Gov
ernment expense to be used for offices
by working people and labor organiza-
tions. They We're now asking the Gov
ernment for a loan of six million francs
with which to buy machinery for them
selves. They proposed to pay the
money back in sixty years. He naively
added that if the Government did not
enable them to get machinery they
would have to take it anyway, and this
remark called forth great applause, and
a vote of thanks rewarded the speaker.
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FEDERAL POINT.
Correspondence of The Pdiatka Neirs.
FEDERAL PDIST Inn

Correspondence If the Pdlatka Neus
FEDERAL PoIST. June q.
One day last week Mrs. Lieurance, of
this place. was overcome by the &eat
while picking Strawberries. She had a
narrow escape but is doing well now.
The weather has been quite hot for a
few days, the mercury going up to 93'.
Our young folks are anticipating a
jolly time "Wednesday night, when the
Palatka Club will pay them visit 10y
moonlight.
We received call from Mr.. Painter.
editor of the Florida Agriculturist last
week.
The patrons of the post office make
bitter complaints on account of the irreg-
ularity of carrying the mails by the
present contractors. Our mail is of too
great Importance to be trihed with or
left in the warehouse in Palatka from ,
O'Clock p. IN. until IL m, while the car
rier goes a junketing, as was the case
last week.
The efforts of the boards of health in
the cities of this State, to protect their
people and the State from infectious dis
ease, are fully appreciated by those liv-
ing in the country, who will no doubt
lend all the encouragement and aid in
the work that will be possible for them
To give. The nearness of yellow fever
so early in the season is sufficient to
arouse every person in the State, no mat
ter where he resides, To the greatest ac-
tivity and care in stopping the further
spread of the disease.
The Palatka Board of Trade is evil
IDENTIFY a wide-awake body of wide-awake
men, and we look to see them accom-
plish much good. @)
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INFATUATED WITH AN ACTRESS.
George w Gilrs Love for Kate Castleton
Drives Him Insane.

New York World
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, June There
is a sad and rather romantic sequel to
the strange conduct of George w. Gill,
who is said to have become insane in
London. England. He was man of
exceptionally pleasing manners and af-
fable in conversation. His friends i'm
Minneapolis furnish the explanation of
his strange behavior. To his most in
innate companions here. Mr.. Gill re-
lated his strange infatuation for Miss
Kate Castleton, the well-known actress.
These friends are now satisfied tina I
Gill's unrequited love for the actres :
accounts for his present unfortunate
condition. Gilrs father emigrated To
England many years ago, when George
w. was a mere boy. The senior Mr..
Gill knew Miss Castleton in her youth
and encouraged Miss Castleton To become
an actress. The son. as he grew into
manhood, became a great friend of Miss
Castleton, and after he had attained his
ma jorIty did not hide the love he had
for the lady. Several years ago George
became very attentive Ia the actress. lie
Travelled from city To city in England in
order that he might have frequent
chance to look upon the object of his af-
fections. His mother was not pleased
with these attentions, and to avoid the
crisis sold their valuable property in
England and came back to the United
States. This was several years age. The
fascinating actress was supposed To have
passed entirely out of George Gills
mind, but the love he bore her in Eng
land was quickly kindly into flame when
Miss Castleton came to this country. The
young man was not demonstrative
ot all, but always seemed to regard the
lady at his ideal. He kept posted as to
her movements. Her marriage did not
seem to disturb him very much. He
was still her devoted friend.
Gill became connected with the New
York Underwriters Association and was
sent to the Northwest as insurance
surveyor" He was in this city when
Miss Castleton came here last win GER,
and one day he sent her a note saying
that he and a party of friends would oc-
cupy certain seats in the front of the
parquet during the performance. Miss
Castleton saw Gill and his friends and
favored the party with many a smile.
Gill made no effort to see Miss Castleton
after the entertainment, but the lady
was the only subject he talked about.
A few days later Gill went to Redwing
to attend to his insurance business.
While at Redwing this consuming love
got the best of Gill, and he went to Still.
water To see Miss Castleton. The lady
received her old friend in a very cordial
manner, introduced him to her husband
| remarked that she noticed him and his
| group of friends at the Minneapolis per-
| formance. Later Gill went To Lacrosse
and indianapolis, and to Minneapolis
| gentlemen to whom he wrote from these
| places he again told of his uncomfortable
love for Miss Castleton. Where he
went after his friends here did not know
until they heard of him at London ho
tel several days ago.
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Hope Springs Eternal in the Human
RraaSf
San Francisco Chronicle


went to the doctor one day. Il see
advertisements" L said to him. lin all
the newspapers. of hair restoratives and
things. Is it any Use: Can l bring back
the blonde tresses that have glistened in
the sunbeams and waved in the balmy
breeze of old? Can r.
mo. eStuff and nonsense. When
you're bald. you're bald: you can't bring
back the hair that is deadr'
Deal gently with me-" 1 said You
are dashing my hopes and running my
happiness. Must the fair hand that
wishes to daily tenderly with my locks
be content to pass its soft palm over a
smooth and placid skull:"
That's about the size of it. All of
those hair restorers only hurt your head.
It's only vanity. Don't be SO weak as to
wash your head with all sorts of rub
bish. When once you're bald you re
gone. Make up your mind To that. and
carry your bald head like a man."
As the doctor was bald himself, why,
/ took his advice as manly. The other
night l met his wife and got to talking
of hair, and incidentally alluded to the
doctors badness.
..Oh, my husbands hair is coming
back she said.
Indeed l said.
''Oh, yes He has private prePara-
ton of his own. and he rubs it on six
times day hard, and his hairs coming
back"
And he was using it when l consulted
him, too.
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THE TURF.

ST. LouIs, june G.-The second days
races were very poorly attended, owing
to heavy rain just after noon. The
first race, Of one and one-eighth miles,
was won by Wahoo, with Keene second
and Alamo third. Time: 2s054.
In the second race, Of three-fourths OF
a mile, Huntress won; White, second:
Sulika, third. Time: :204.
The third race, three-fourtlu of mile
heats. First heat was won by Boccacio.
with Cora l.. second. Second heat, Boo
cacio won; Derby, second; Cora L., third
Time i'm each heat: 1919.
Fourth race, one mile. Jacobin won;
Miss Ford, second; Procrastinator, third.
Time: :45k.
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COOPERATIVE LABOR.
knights of Labor of Chicago Organize
Birck Company.

knights of Labor of Chicago Organize a
Birck Company.
CHICAGO, June GA local paper says
the master builders are thinking seri-
ously of sending to Canada for bricklay-
ers to take the place of the strikers. 1t
is generally admitted that the bricklay-
ers are not coming to the city very rap
idly i'm answer to advertisements.
The Cooperative Brick Company was
organized Saturday with capital stock
of $4,000. The Knights of Labor con-
troll seventy-five shares and the Bricklay-
ers' Union. twenty-five shares. The
new company has completed the pur-
chase of the land which the Knights
have been trying to get hold of for a
long time. The brick making machines
are bought and set up. Over one hun
dred men, it is stated, will commence
making brick ut once.
Speaking of the new enterprise Presi-
dent Vorkeller, of the Bricklayers Union,
said if dealers will not supply organized
labor with material, organized labor will
supply itself.
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GAINESVILLE.
Commencement OF the East Florida
Seminary-The Silent Drill.

Commencement or the East Florida
Seminary-The Silent Drill.
Special to the PdIdtkd Ne,rs.
GAINESVILLE, FLA, June 6.-The clos
ing exercises of the East Florida Semin-
airy, which takes place this week, is be-
ing well attended.
The prize drill between the two COM
panies takes place tomorrow evening.
The Volunteer Silent Drill Squad, UNI
der command of Capt. s. t. Shaylor. will
give an exhibition tomorrow night.
They make a very fine drill.
The Second United States Artillery
Band from st. Augustine is expected to-
morrow, and will furnish music for the
occasion.
The exercises, tonight, of the East
Florida Seminary, consisted of prize dec
lamations and recitations by the students
Prizes were awarded to Miss Lillian
Post, of Gainesville. f. Halle, Arredona,
Fla. NJ. ID. Bartleson, Gainesville, after
which the Volunteer Company Of cadets
gave a silent drill which was pronounced
by many the finest they ever witnessed.
Their loading and firing was done ex
actly in time and together. CARP.
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PEMBROKE. ONT, June 6.-David
Gogolin. a German. who in Oct ober last
killed Mrs. Wherenthal, his tenant, be-
cause she refused to vacate his house or
pay rent, was hanged here this forenoon.
A few minutes before the drop fell he
sang favOrite German hymn with a
clear and unwavering voice, apparently
As cool as though an ordinary church
service was taking place. He died with
out struggle. He made no statement
on the scaffold.
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JACKSONVILLE.


Railroad sale Ordered-Almost Universal
Ouarantine-New Paper.
Special to the PaIdtkd Nstrs
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. June 6--Judge
Settle to-day ordered the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation Company to be sold
on the first Monday in November, on
the petition filed by the first mortgage
bOndholders. 1t is thought the Com
pany will reorganize and the sale be pre-
vented.
Jacksonville quarantined against West
Florida also, to-day.
Mayor Burbridge received a telegram
from Mayor Leslie. of Savannah, to-day,
asking what steps had been taken by the
city for the prevention of fever, and re-
piled that strict quarantine had been
adopted and the city's health was excel
lent.
The Metropolis, a new evening even
ing paper, will be started shortly in this
city. Messrs. Carter and Russell from
the staff of the Herald will be the edi
tors and proprietors. CARTER.
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WASHINGTON, June 6.-Advices re-
ceived at the Marine Hospital Bureau
from Key West are to the effect that
yellow fever is spreading through the
the town. Every effort is being made by
the officers of the Bureau to assist the
authorities in checking the spread of the
epidemic. A telegram was sent to Key
West to-day by the Acting Surgeon Gen
eral authorizing the officers of the Ma
rine Hospital Service, if necessary, to
employ skilled nurses at the Govern
ment's expense. to care for the sick
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Law and Common Sense Agree.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The District
Supreme Court has decided that the
Sunday law of 1864 is invalid, thus dis
posing of the two test cases of Standi-
ford, druggist. and Cochran, a tobac-
conist. This decision is not understood
to affect the Sunday liquor law, but puts
an end to the old blue laws under which
an attempt was made to stop all Sunday
traffic except that in milk and ice and
the filling of prescriptions by druggists.
The sale of newspapers was restricted to
a few hours in the morning,
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KILLED TWO WOMEN AND A BOY.
Revenge for u Suit over u Timber Claim
The Murderer's Suicide.

Revenge for n Suit over n Timber Claim
The Murderer's Suicide.
HURON, OAK, June 6.-SimeOn Nelson
shot and killed Mrs. Shaw, her son, aged
about fifteen, and her sister, Miss Ly-
man, aged about twenty-five. The
tragedy was the result of a contest over
tree claim which had been decided in
favor of Mrs. Shaw. Nelson also shot a
man named Kelsey through the body,
fatally wounding him. Another man
named Lyman was with the party, but
escaped by getting behind a tree. After
the shooting Nelson returned home. and,
placing the muzzle of his rifle to his
temple, blew out his own brains. The
crime was committed about twelve
miles from this place.
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still Quarreling With England.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 6.-The NorOt
Vremya says the first attempt that is
made to replace the present Emir of Bo-
kahas by his brother will be signal for
Russian occupation of the country. The
NorOe Vremya also says it suspects the
English to be intriguing in BOkahora
and warns England that such conduct
instead of rendering Russia more pliable
in accepting the proposed settlement OF
the Egyptian question, will have con-
trary effect.
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LESS FAVORABLE.
NEWS FROM STRICKEN KEY WEST.
Yellow Fever Declared Epidemie-Trained Nurses
Furnished BY the Marine Hospital Service
One Death and One aes Case.

KEY WEST, FLA, June 6.-There has
been one death from yellow fever and
one new case since yesterday. The
record now stands: deaths, 6; sick, 9;
convalescent, 3. Total number of cases,
IS. \ man named Elliott died last night
at the hospital. This place is now
quarantined by all ports as far as known
except New York and Havana. 1t is
still raining. With clearing weather an
abatement of the disease is looked for
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FATE OF STEAMER ST. LAWRENCE.
ONLY THE CAPTAINS CHEST LEFT
TO TELL THE TALE.
SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY LIVES, MOSTLY OF
WOMEN LOST.
The, ~ere Hindoos on Their Way to Juesernaut
worship-EnsIand Charged sith Brib-
ing Turkish ofhcers.

CALCUTTA. June Cit has been proved
beyond a doubt by the picking up of the
captains chest that the steamer Sir John
Lawrence was lost in the recent cyclone
off this coast. The steamer car
rIed 80 passengers, and it is be-
lieved that the whole number were lost.
The largest part of the passengers were
native ladies who were going to the Jug
gernaut i'm Orrissa to celebrate the Jug
gernaut festival. The catastrophe has
cast a feeling of gloom over the Hindoo
community here, and all the best famI-
lies are in mourning for relatives or
friends who We're among the passengers.
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w. W.Corcoran Paralyzed.

WAsHIGTON, June, 6.-W. w. CorOcan,
the aged millionaire and philanthropist.
was suddenly stricken with paralysis in
the left arm and left leg, this afternoon,
while at the dining table. Physicians
and he was put to bed where is now
resting quietly. An intimate friend of
Mr.. Corcoran's said he did not know to
what to ascribe the attack except that
Mr.. COrcoran was an old man who would
celebrate his S9th birthday on the eth
of December next